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YEAR AB Ultra Short Income ETF
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About
AB Ultra Short Income ETF (YEAR) ETF
No description available.
- Exchange
- ARCX
- Inception
- 2022-09-13
- Has Options
- No
Fund profile
holdings as of May 31, 2026SEC filingthrough May 2026flows, SEC filings
- Expense ratio
- 0.25% prospectus, filed Mar 27, 2026
- Assets
- $1.5B SEC filing, May 31, 2026
- Trailing yield
- 3.98% paid monthly
- Average daily volume
- $7.9M 30 sessions
- Holdings
- 176 top 10 are 33.9%
- Listed
- Sep 13, 2022 NYSE Arca
Cost53
Liquidity63
Scale80
Diversification67
Moves with. Long Treasuries (20% of its variance, beta 0.07). These factors explain 23% of its daily moves over the last year, so most of what drives this fund is something else.
Stated objective. The Funds investment objective is to provide current income, consistent with preservation of capital. (from the fund's prospectus)
All 176 holdingsFlow historyOverlap toolAll Ultra-Short Bond ETFs
Fund flows
through May 2026SEC filings- May 2026
- +$5.0M latest reported month
- Latest 3 months
- +$13M +0.8% of assets
- Latest 12 months
- +$54M +3.7% of assets
View as a table
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| May 2026 | +$5.0M |
| Apr 2026 | −$13M |
| Mar 2026 | +$20M |
| Feb 2026 | +$7.6M |
| Jan 2026 | +$6.3M |
| Dec 2025 | −$70M |
| Nov 2025 | +$42M |
| Oct 2025 | +$59M |
| Sep 2025 | −$94M |
| Aug 2025 | +$21M |
| Jul 2025 | +$23M |
| Jun 2025 | +$45M |
Net creations and redemptions from the fund's SEC filings, which become public about 60 days after each quarter. Every month since 45 months ago
Similar funds
| Fund | Overlap | Fee | Assets | 1Y | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPSTJPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF | — | 0.18% | $42.8B | −0.7% | compare |
| PULSPGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF | — | 0.15% | $19.7B | −0.4% | compare |
| MINTPIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund | — | 0.36% | $18.9B | +0.0% | compare |
| BOXXAlpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF | — | 0.19% | $12.7B | +4.0% | compare |
| ICSHiShares Ultra Short Duration Bond Active ETF | — | 0.08% | $9.0B | −0.6% | compare |
The largest other funds in the Ultra-Short Bond category.
Under the hood
fiscal year to Nov 30, 2025SEC census- Authorized participants
- 5 active of 22 with agreements; top 3 did 95%
- Created · redeemed
- $692M · $339M over the fiscal year
- Redemptions in kind
- 0% creations 0% in kind
- Creation unit
- 25,000 shares
- Securities lending
- authorized, none lent
From the fund's annual census filing with the SEC. In-kind redemptions are what let an ETF shed appreciated securities without realising gains.
ETF Profile
holdings as of 2026-05-31
Holdings
176
AUM
$1.5B
Provider
Nport
Inception
2022-09-13
Exchange
ARCX
Data As Of
2026-05-31
Expense Ratio
0.25%
Dividend Yield
3.98%
Distribution
Monthly
Recent distributions
| Ex-Date | Pay Date | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | 2026-10-06 | $0.1542 | CD |
| 2026-09-01 | 2026-09-04 | $0.1589 | CD |
| 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-06 | $0.1561 | CD |
| 2026-07-01 | 2026-07-07 | $0.1582 | CD |
| 2026-06-01 | 2026-06-04 | $0.1621 | CD |
| 2026-05-01 | 2026-05-06 | $0.1653 | CD |
Asset Allocation
Top Holdings
top 50 of 176 holdings
| Symbol | Name | Weight % | Asset Class | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | United States Treasury | 8.19% | Debt | US |
| — | United States Treasury | 4.51% | Debt | US |
| — | United States Treasury | 4.25% | Debt | US |
| — | United States Treasury | 4.20% | Debt | US |
| — | United States Treasury | 2.52% | Debt | US |
| — | United States Treasury | 2.51% | Debt | US |
| — | United States Treasury | 2.46% | Debt | US |
| — | Alliance Bernstein | 2.13% | Short-term investment | US |
| — | United States Treasury | 1.98% | Debt | US |
| — | United States Treasury | 1.90% | Debt | US |
| — | WELLS FARGO & COMPANY | 1.43% | Debt | US |
| — | CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CO | 1.41% | Debt | US |
| — | COOPERATIEVE RABOBANK UA | 1.40% | Debt | NL |
| — | BANK OF AMERICA CORP | 1.39% | Debt | US |
| — | CITIGROUP INC | 1.39% | Debt | US |
| — | MORGAN STANLEY | 1.39% | Debt | US |
| — | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 1.38% | Debt | US |
| — | AMERICAN EXPRESS CO | 1.01% | Debt | US |
| — | LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC | 1.00% | Debt | GB |
| — | STANDARD CHARTERED PLC | 1.00% | Debt | GB |
| — | BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA | 1.00% | Debt | CA |
| — | CREDIT AGRICOLE LONDON | 1.00% | Debt | FR |
| — | Macquarie Group Ltd | 0.99% | Short-term investment | AU |
| — | Intesa Sanpaolo Funding LLC | 0.93% | Short-term investment | US |
| — | MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP | 0.93% | Debt | JP |
| — | NATIONWIDE BLDG SOCIETY | 0.83% | Debt | GB |
| — | SOCIETE GENERALE | 0.83% | Debt | FR |
| — | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 0.82% | Debt | US |
| — | HESS CORP | 0.69% | Debt | US |
| — | General Motors Financial Co Inc | 0.61% | Short-term investment | US |
| — | AMERICAN HONDA FINANCE | 0.61% | Debt | US |
| — | HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | 0.60% | Debt | US |
| — | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 0.58% | Debt | US |
| — | RWE AG | 0.57% | Short-term investment | DE |
| — | CONTINENTAL RESOURCES | 0.52% | Debt | US |
| — | SOUTHWESTERN ELEC POWER | 0.51% | Debt | US |
| — | ENTERGY CORP | 0.51% | Debt | US |
| — | BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOL | 0.51% | Debt | US |
| — | MOLSON COORS BEVERAGE | 0.51% | Debt | US |
| — | SPECTRA ENERGY PARTNERS | 0.51% | Debt | US |
| — | SUMISHO AIR LEASE CORP | 0.51% | Debt | US |
| — | MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP | 0.51% | Debt | US |
| — | BANK OF MONTREAL | 0.50% | Debt | CA |
| — | KINDER MORGAN INC | 0.50% | Debt | US |
| — | S&P GLOBAL INC | 0.50% | Debt | US |
| — | KRAFT HEINZ FOODS CO | 0.50% | Debt | US |
| — | BUNGE LTD FINANCE CORP | 0.50% | Debt | US |
| — | TELUS CORP | 0.50% | Debt | CA |
| — | Fidelity National Information Services Inc | 0.50% | Short-term investment | US |
| — | Becton Dickinson & Co | 0.50% | Short-term investment | US |
Non-Equity Breakdown
AB Ultra Short Income ETF ·
NPORT-P period 2026-05-31
(filed 2026-07-24)
Net assets:
$1.47B
· 176 total positions
· equity 0.00%
· non-equity 99.15%
Non-equity holdings
— 176 positions,
99.15% of NAV
| Category | Weight | Value | Positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate | 43.03% | $632.8M | 75 |
| US Treasury | 32.51% | $478.2M | 9 |
| Short-term investment | 16.13% | $237.2M | 33 |
| ABS-O | 6.97% | $102.4M | 56 |
| Debt | 0.50% | $7.3M | 1 |
| Derivative (interest rate) | 0.02% | $253321 | 2 |
Chart
Seasonality
| Month | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25 | '26 | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -- | 0.74% | 0.99% | 0.38% | 0.26% | 0.59% |
| Feb | -- | -0.03% | 0.26% | 0.58% | 0.40% | 0.30% |
| Mar | -- | 0.43% | 0.41% | 0.24% | 0.05% | 0.28% |
| Apr | -- | 0.38% | 0.22% | 0.46% | 0.28% | 0.34% |
| May | -- | 0.32% | 0.53% | 0.30% | 0.24% | 0.35% |
| Jun | -- | 0.11% | 0.39% | 0.48% | 0.22% | 0.30% |
| Jul | -- | 0.73% | 0.72% | 0.26% | 0.26% | 0.49% |
| Aug | -- | 0.49% | 0.57% | 0.39% | 0.23% | 0.42% |
| Sep | -0.37% | 0.29% | 0.48% | 0.25% | -0.08% | 0.11% |
| Oct | -0.23% | 0.46% | -0.04% | 0.26% | 0.24%* | 0.14% |
| Nov | 0.95% | 0.76% | 0.40% | 0.36% | -- | 0.62% |
| Dec | 0.13% | 0.12% | -0.18% | -0.05% | -- | 0.01% |
| Total | 0.48% | 4.90% | 4.85% | 3.98% | 2.12% | 3.27% |
Technical Indicators
Quick-reference for reading the values below. Indicators combine to confirm a view — no single one is a trade signal on its own.
Trend Indicators
- SMA 20 / 50 / 200 — price above = uptrend, below = downtrend. SMA 50 crossing SMA 200 is the golden/death cross.
- EMA 12 / 26 — faster-reacting averages; 12 above 26 is short-term bullish.
- MACD — bullish when MACD > signal (green badge), bearish when below. Divergence from price often precedes reversals.
- ADX (14) — trend strength regardless of direction. <20 range, 20–25 weak trend, 25–50 trend, >50 strong trend.
- +DI / −DI — +DI > −DI favors bulls; the reverse favors bears. Read alongside ADX.
Momentum Oscillators
- RSI (14) — <30 oversold, >70 overbought. 40–60 is neutral; trending names can stay extreme.
- Stochastic %K / %D — <20 oversold, >80 overbought. %K crossing %D is an early momentum signal.
- Williams %R — inverted scale: <−80 oversold, >−20 overbought.
Oscillators work best in range-bound markets; in strong trends they give premature reversal signals.
Volume & Volatility
- Bollinger Bands — price at upper band = overbought, lower = oversold. Narrow bands (squeeze) often precede expansion.
- OBV — cumulative volume; rising OBV confirms uptrend, falling OBV confirms downtrend. Divergence from price is a warning.
- Vol SMA 20 / Vol ROC — today's volume vs. 20-day average. Positive ROC with price move = conviction.
- ATR / True Range — average daily $ move; sizing and stop-loss reference.
- HV 20 / 30 / 60 — realized (historical) volatility. Compare to IV on the options cards: IV > HV = rich premium.
Confluence matters: trend + momentum + volume agreeing carries far more weight than any single indicator. For how these feed the spread scanner score, see the algorithm docs →
Trend Indicators
SMA 20: $50.05
SMA 50: $50.14
SMA 200: $50.32
Current: $50.10
EMA 12: $50.07
EMA 26: $50.08
MACD: -0.0074 | Signal: 0.0144
BEARISH
ADX (14): 11.90
RANGE
+DI: 22.07
−DI: 17.02
Momentum Oscillators
RSI (14): 53.66
NEUTRAL
Stoch %K: 86.33
Stoch %D: 87.27
Williams %R: -12.45
Volume & Volatility
BB Upper: $50.13
BB Lower: $49.97
NEUTRAL
OBV: 18,643,089
Vol SMA 20: 149,907
Vol ROC: -50.03%
ATR: $0.05
True Range: $0.03
HV 20: 1.0%
HV 30: 1.0%
HV 60: 1.2%
Data Summary
Data Points: 500
Last Updated:
Date Range: 2024-10-23T00:00:00 – 2026-10-21T00:00:00
AI Analysis
LLM Stock Analysis Report
Executive Summary
Overall Assessment: NEUTRAL (Confidence Level: 7/10)
Key Drivers:
- Technical indicators suggest a neutral trend, with short-term momentum indicators indicating a slight bearish bias.
- Volatility metrics indicate low volatility, suggesting the stock moves less than the market.
Primary Risks:
- Lack of recent news and earnings data may lead to uncertain market sentiment.
- The stock's beta is near zero, indicating little correlation with the broader market.
Investment Thesis: The stock appears to be in a consolidative phase, with no clear catalysts driving price action. Investors should consider this neutral assessment when evaluating potential investment opportunities.
Recent News Sentiment Impact: No recent news available, so there is no impact on sentiment.
Technical Analysis
Trend Direction:
- Short-term (1-4 weeks): NEUTRAL
- Medium-term (1-3 months): BEARISH
- Long-term (3-12 months): BULLISH
Support/Resistance Levels:
- Key price levels from moving averages: SMA 20, SMA 50, and SMA 200 are all aligning at $50.61.
- Technical patterns suggest support at $50.51 (lower Bollinger Band) and resistance at $50.71 (upper Bollinger Band).
Momentum Signals:
- RSI (14): 62.69 (neutral)
- MACD: Bearish crossover, suggesting a slight bearish bias.
- Bollinger Bands: Neutral signal, with price trading within the middle band.
Volume Analysis:
- Volume SMA 20: 277611.45
- On-Balance Volume (OBV): 11577976.00
- Volume Rate of Change: 332.31%
- Institutional interest is relatively low, suggesting limited buying pressure.
News & Sentiment Analysis
Recent Headlines Summary: No recent news available.
Sentiment Assessment: Neutral sentiment due to lack of recent news and earnings data.
Catalyst Identification: No upcoming events or earnings announcements scheduled.
Market Narrative: The market narrative remains neutral, with no clear catalysts driving price action.
Risk & Volatility Assessment
Risk Metrics:
- Beta: 0.00 (vs SPY)
- Alpha: 0.00
- Correlation: 0.05
- Stock Volatility: 0.02 Interpretation: Low volatility - stock moves less than market.
Options Market Signals: No options data available.
Downside Protection: Support levels are in place, with the lower Bollinger Band at $50.51 serving as a potential floor.
Market Context & Positioning
Sector Performance: The sector is neutral, with no clear outperformers or underperformers.
Institutional Activity: Limited institutional interest, suggesting limited buying pressure.
Correlation Analysis: The stock moves less than the market (beta near zero), indicating low correlation.
Relative Valuation: The stock appears to be trading within a consolidative range, making it difficult to determine an absolute value relative to its peers or the broader market.
Key Levels & Action Items
Critical Price Levels:
- Support at $50.51 (lower Bollinger Band)
- Resistance at $50.71 (upper Bollinger Band)
Breakout/Breakdown Levels: No clear levels for breakout or breakdown, as the stock is consolidating.
Time-Sensitive Catalysts: No upcoming events or earnings announcements scheduled.
Risk Management: Consider setting stop-loss levels around $49.51 (lower SMA 20) and position sizing according to volatility metrics.
Generated
News
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YEAR Options Activity & IV Rank
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Spread Scanner GPU
Each spread is ranked by a composite score built in three stages. Full documentation →
Stage 1 — Base Score (GPU scanner)
score = P(profit) × (credit / spread_width)
P(profit) from short leg delta (1 − |delta|), penalised above 85%. Credit uses mid-price to handle illiquid chains fairly.
Stage 2 — Skew Adjustment (±25% cap)
RR and BF (30-delta) from the persisted per-symbol skew snapshot — wing strikes picked by real greeks.delta, not a moneyness proxy. Put skew boosts bull puts, penalises bear calls. High butterfly boosts iron condors. Calendars are skew-neutral.
Stage 3 — Technical Overlay (±50% cap, 5 groups)
Group 1 · Directional Bias (±0.25)
- RSI <40 bullish / >60 bearish
- MACD crossover + histogram trend
- Price vs SMA 50 & SMA 200
Group 2 · Momentum (±0.10)
- Stochastic %K <20 / >80
- Williams %R <−80 / >−20
Group 3 · Volatility (up to −0.25 / +0.15)
- Blended ATR + straddle expected-move penalty
- Bollinger Band signal (+ counter-trend penalty)
- BB width — vol contraction boost for ICs
Group 4 · IV Regime (±0.15)
- IV rank ≥ 75 → strong boost for credit spreads
- IV rank < 25 → penalty (selling cheap vol)
Group 5 · Liquidity (penalty up to −0.10)
- Min open interest across all legs
- OI < 100 → −0.10 · OI < 500 → −0.05
score = base_score × skew_multiplier × tech_multiplier
Both multipliers are shown per spread. Beta is informational only — ATR already captures realized vol. Full algorithm documentation →
Enter a ticker to scan for optimal spread opportunities.
Evaluates all bull put, bear call, iron condor, and calendar spread combinations using GPU-accelerated analysis.
Skew (Wing IV − ATM IV)
DTE:
Wing Δ:
Wing vs ATM
IV(put wing) − IV(ATM), in vol pointsHow much the OTM put trades above (or below) the at-the-money strike. Measures the height of the put-side tail relative to ATM — i.e. how expensive crash insurance is on this name.
- Positive (typical) — wing IV > ATM IV. Standard equity put skew: portfolios bid up crash protection, so OTM puts trade richer than ATM.
- Near zero or negative (unusual) — wing IV ≤ ATM IV. Flat or inverted put side. Common when there's no fear demand, in tightly mean-reverting names, or right after an earnings catalyst clears.
- Percentile vs own 3-yr history: high = wings rich (good time to sell wing premium); low = wings cheap (good time to buy protection).
- Not directional — high or low wings don't predict up or down moves. It's a price tag on tail insurance, not a forecast.
Risk Reversal
IV(call wing) − IV(put wing), equal delta on each sideWhich side of the smile is the market paying up for? Measures the tilt of the surface — call skew vs put skew at matched deltas.
- Negative (typical) — puts richer than calls. Standard equity behavior: hedging demand makes puts carry a premium. Most large-caps sit in the −1 to −5 vol-point range.
- Strongly negative (< −5 pts) — heavy downside hedging, elevated fear, or an upcoming catalyst (earnings, FDA, macro event). Worth flagging.
- Positive — calls richer than puts. Unusual for equities; signals bullish momentum, short-squeeze positioning, or takeover/M&A speculation.
- Near zero — symmetric surface. Market sees roughly equal up/down risk. Rare for large-caps; more common in commodities and FX.
Reading them together
Wing-vs-ATM tells you how expensive the tails are. Risk Reversal tells you which side is favored. Combined:
- High wing percentile + deeply negative RR → strong put bid; stress or major event priced in. Owning protection costs a premium; selling put premium is dangerous.
- Low wing percentile + near-zero RR → complacency; insurance cheap and balanced. Good environment to add cheap downside hedges.
- Positive RR + elevated wings → call-side fear-of-missing-out; common in squeeze setups. Upside calls expensive, downside puts not bid.
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Extreme reading.
Historically these have been contrarian — on the small set of observed earnings-day cases, large negative wing-vs-ATM gaps (calls pricing much richer than puts at the same delta) preceded sharp drops in the underlying within 1-12 days. Not financial advice and the dataset is small.
Percentile is the rank of today's reading within ~3 years of this symbol's own history. High percentile = wings are rich relative to history; not a directional signal. Skew is read off the chain in real time, not from CBOE SKEW.
Volatility Surface
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Volatility Smile
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IV Rank (7 DTE)
IV Rank (30 DTE)
Straddle Price (30 DTE)
Beta Analysis
Risk Metrics
Beta: 0.0128
Alpha: -1.32%
Correlation: 0.1168
R-Squared: 1.4%
Stock Volatility: 1.4%
Market Volatility: 12.7%
Analysis Details
Benchmark: SPY
Data Points: 251
Period: 252 trading days
Data Points: 251
Period: 252 trading days
Interpretation:
Low volatility - stock moves less than market
Low volatility - stock moves less than market
Beta & Alpha Over Time
YEAR Institutional Ownership (13F)
Latest filings — 2026-09-30Institutional managers with $100M+ AUM file Form 13F-HR quarterly, due 45 days after quarter end. Holdings are reported gross at quarter-end market value — they are a snapshot, not a real-time position.
- Shares — long equity positions in this name, aggregated across share classes.
- Calls / Puts — notional value of long call / put exposure where this ticker is the underlying.
- % of Float — holder's reported shares divided by the latest diluted shares outstanding. Sums above 100% indicate large custodian / prime broker positions where the same shares are reported by multiple filers.
- Custodian badge — filers with more than 5,000 holdings are typically broker-dealers / custodians reporting customer-held shares, not active managers.
Each filer is counted once at its latest 13F-HR filing. New filings are ingested on a weekly cadence.
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Constituent Performance
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Constituents
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